عقلمند

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Urdu

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Etymology

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    From عَقْل ('aql, intelligence) +‎ مَنْد (mand). First attested in c. 1635 as Middle Hindi عقلمند ('qlmnd).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    عَقْلْمَنْد ('aqlmand) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling अक़्लमंद)

    1. intelligent, smart
      Synonyms: سَمَجْھدَار (samajhdār), ہوشِیار (hośiyār)
    2. cunning

    References

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    1. ^ عقلمند”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.

    Further reading

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